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Bahamas ‘cannot afford’ to lose family businesses
The Bahamas and other countries “cannot afford to lose” the economic impact and job creation stemming from family-owned businesses, an expert in the field believes.
Commissioner: Murder rate 'down 38% over last few years'
THE murder rate has come down 38 per cent over the last few years Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said yesterday.
Renovation for Commonwealth Bank Limited branch
COMMONWEALTH Bank Limited announced its Oakes Field branch is on schedule to re-open in late January following a $2.1 million renovation, repair and expansion that is adding nearly 50 per cent square footage to the bank’s busiest branch.
Understanding your dreams - dreaming of keys
By Kevin L A Ewing
Government allowed contracts to expire to allow assessments
THE Government allowed certain contracts to expire with a view to assess whether those persons should serve in other capacities, said Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday.
DVDs to prepare for the job market
BAHAMIAN students entering the work world now have a tool to assist them with becoming employable. A public/private sector partnership between the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and 24 industry stakeholders including civic and social entities has resulted in the first series of DVDs designed to prepare students for the job market.
VIDEO: Customs and Immigration officers, nurses in strike action
Scores of Customs and Immigration officers and nurses walked off their respective jobs around 8.30am this morning, in the first day of a "massive" strike planned by the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Faction against Minnis
EDITOR, The Tribune.
Too many foreigners
I AM not xenophobic. I understand that countries need foreign labour to help get some jobs done.
Bank teller ‘stole’ $49k off Former Governor General Arthur Hanna
A 21-year-old bank teller was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday with using his job to steal more than $49,000 from former Governor General Arthur Dion Hanna over a six-month period.
Hilton exposes hotel industry to students
The British Colonial Hilton has taken part in “Careers@Hilton Week”, the hotel chain’s annual event showcasing the many hospitality industry opportunities available for young job seekers.For the week of May 14, Hilton hotels and corporate offices aro
Grand Bahama hotel a gamble
In the 1970s, the Pindling government embarked on its disastrous programme of hotel ownership to create jobs for Bahamians.
Hoping for change in the PLP
WITH the collapse of the opposition it seems clear now that Perry Christie will have a third term as prime minister. His government has been poor at the job, but at least the PLP is a coherent party.
Hospitality training for youngsters at Sandals
THE bond between Sandals Emerald Bay and LN Coakley Secondary School got a little stronger recently with Sandals’ staff offering hospitality training to 12th graders.
PM signs agreement for expansion and reopening of Club Med property
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday signed a Heads of Agreement for the expansion and reopening of the Club Med property in San Salvador.
Bahamians want to know details of Chinese agreements
IN June 2010, there was an interesting exchange in press statements between the then Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham and Opposition leader Perry Christie. Their statements were made just after the Opposition had walked out of the House without voting on the Budget, which among other things would have decreased the salary of parliamentarians.
INSIGHT: Oban could make billions. We don't event get a few cents on the barrel.
Not what we hoped for - yet again, Dr Minnis
ANY number of pronouncements made by the prime minister can be pointed to when trying to assess what has caused the rapid deterioration of the goodwill he’s had with the Bahamian public. Whether we look at the use of superfluous campaign rhetoric that has come back to haunt him, or careless use of speech on a few too many occasions when we needed to hear from a coherent and composed leader.
Bahamians trapped in 'double dependency'
Many Bahamians “lack the means to live” and are caught in a “double dependency syndrome” that relies on the government to provide growth and jobs, an economic observer argued yesterday. Dr Johnathan Rodgers, pictured , the well-known eye doctor, tol
BTVI chief: Skills gap has widened
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) president is arguing that skills gaps within the Bahamian workforce have actually widened over the past decade based on recent survey results.Dr Robert Robertson, speaking to Tribune Business fo